DeeBooper

Does anyone have a soloution as to a way of recycling old cutting mats? I am getting ready to throw out about 4 or 5 of them. Can I make anything else out of them?

mhunt1717

I use them for the bottom of totes and purses!

pookie ookie

What a good question!

Jeanniejo

Have you used both sides ? If so they make great bottoms in purses and totes.

tjradj

Great idea, I never thought of that!

thepolyparrot

What a great idea, using them to stiffen bags!

If there are still smallish areas that are good, cut them into small mats - those are great for when you're squaring up blocks - you can rotate the mat, block and template all at once to make trimming the other two sides of the block easier.

RkayD

find yourself an old lazy susan and cut you a rotating mat.

bobbie1

That is what my husband did for me. Works great!!

Ladyjanedoe

Great ideas above. I cut up one of my older ones to make small mats that I can keep right next to my machine for paper piecing (trimming).

Airwick156

Use them to make templates. Especially templates that you are more apt to use over and over again.